Dumping-car.



S. A. LARSSON.

DUMPING 05B.

APPLICATION nun Jun 1a, 1008.

Patented Nqv. .10, 1908.

8 SHEETS-SHEET l.

W1 TNE [NI/ENTOR S. R l nrss on Alfarm'y s. A. LARSSON.

DUMPING OAR. APPLICATION FILED Jun 1a, 1908.

Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

8 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

v [TNE y? 8. A. LARSSON.

DUII'IIG GAB. APPLICATION nun Jun 1a, 1900.

Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

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abject of the King of Sweden-,residing at Denver, in. the county of 'Denverand State oiiGo-loiado, har'einvented certain new and 5' declare the following tobe a ll, clear, andsihctdescfiPtirin of the-inu seful Iin rotements in-Dqm in ers; and I do here h p ing a p'aratus so arranged thatjthe conten, ;-of the"car maybe dumped in'the cell ter or to-one'side accordingly as ma be .de-

The invention comprises Various details,

l of construction,'comb1nationsand arran ements of parts which will be hereinafter fu lydescribed, and. then specificallydefinedin the ap 'nded claims;

' for. releasing the I at 4 Fig. 8 is a detail-view in section of aorton';

9 thereof. Fig. 9 is a' detail view showin t e Figure "1 is a side'el'evationgof a'c'arshow- .ing my'lnyention as 'applied thereto. -I Fig. 2 s across sectional, view throu h the car. Fig 3 he detail sectional view 0 the means View .of a device for holding t e pinion carrying shaftshown in' Fig. 3. Fig.- 5 is across 'sectional view through a portion of the frame of the car showing the door releasing lockopem Fi 6 is a similar view'showing,

the device holding the door in locked relation. Fig. 7 isa'detail fvi'ew'of one edge ofia door.

of the door showing the rounde locking devices engaging slots in one o the doors.

Reference now being had to the details bf the drawin sby letter, A-A-designate the usual steel c annel center sills of the car, and B is a sheet iron hood adapted to parts of theinvention positioned t ereunder, which parts. constitute the combination hinge mechanism bf doors adapted to swing in op'-- posite directions. 0 dSlgI1$t6 ShlldS which are fastened to the opposite inner surfaces 'of'the side walls of the car and provided to invention h dfi the accom- Purging ing m'which:-" a

doors -F' 4' is a detailv p'lrotect the protect similar-mechanism adjacent to the ed .es of the'ca-Lj v,

I e dumping doors; des gnated by letter D, have their oplposite edges the cylin-.

I m v etail view- O a portion gq of one ofsa' doorsbeing shown. in F1g..;8 of

'drical b-ea not the drawin s, the edges of the doors bein -thu forme so that each side may-act es 21E l. s5

pivot in. the combination lock and. mechanismwhich will be resently desc Mounted adjacent .to-t e outer sides of] the: car are the shafts E one upon either side and runn ng" preferably the length of the .doo and E}. esignates handles fastened to shafts E whereby the latter may be roeke 7 Fixed to each shaft E is fa combinationhing'e and lock,member, designated by letter F', en-" larged details of which are shown in 5 an .6 of th'ed'rawings, each having a curvedoutli'ned recess G therein a'd'a ted to form a bea vfor the roun ded edge of the door. It wil be noted that'there are" four of the ,shafts'E, two pivoted near the sides ofthe car and two near the channel. irons A and of similar construction, and to each shaft E are so fixed the handles and'the combination hinge and lock'members F so arranged that one 7 side or the other ofthe doors may be pivoted. while the other edge swin s according as one *orthe other'of the mem ers' F is released.- 5

lklocklever H is pivotally mounted upon a" pin H-.upon the frame of the car and is do igned to hold'the handles E in upright or locked positions.

' Raising arms K are pivotally connected at corresponding endsto the shafts K which preferab y the length of the doors and their outer portion's carry the lateral projections or In s I which are adaptedto contact with the oOrsand desi ned to limit the '95 downward movement's'of t e same. Shafts Q arejournaled in suitable bearings upon the frame of the car and chains or cables J are fastened'to the shafts Q about t which thej'ar'e designed to wind and their other. ends secured to the raising arms K. i

A safetychainL'is fastened at one end to the frame of the car and its other end to the. outer end of the raising arm L and revents said arm from dro ping down too ar when 106 the door isdumpe .on the outside, in which position the door will be as shown in Fig.2 of

the drawings. I I H Referring to Figs. 7 and 9 of the-drawings will be seen collars S which are formed upon 110 the the dumping doors, said collars being form a ortion of the frame of the car, as

shown in 9 of the drawings, said collars being rovi ed for the pn ose of preventing an en wise movement to t e doors-while be raised.

in L d1; will be noted upon reference to Figs. 7 andnJ of the drawings that slots B", are

,menibers F, thus forming a v the swinging door when the opposite side'is formedin the doors adjacent to the edges thereof and proyided for the reception of the ends .of. the combination hinfienand locking ged joint'in toswi freely. 4

Fixe to the shaft Q is a pinion Q ,shown which pinion is in fnesh with'a worm Q fixed to or integral with the shaft Q havin a hand Wheel'Q fined thereto. Sai dshaft i which is set at an inclination, passes through a bearing Q n the frame of the car and is fnlcrumed 'therein.

A' jpivotal plate'l is mounted \l)OI1 the frame of the car, details of. which p ate are "shown in 3 and- 4 of the drawings, and a whereby the latter may be "swun Fig. 3 of the drawings, whereby the shaft handle T upon said plate provides means upon its pivot. One of the edges of said plate is protitled with notches or grooves T for the receptioii'of the shaft in themanner slrownin 4 ma beheld in one or the other of the notches to fold the inionsin mesh or'outof mesh \inth'each-ot i'er. I

The operation of my apparatus is as; foliwagon, the shaft 'Qfis tiltedso that-the "'inion, fixed thereto will be outof'mesh with.

the inion Q, thus allowing the chain 11 on the shaft Q to unwind] If it is'desire' to cause the load to'b'e du'mped to the side of the car, the lever E fixed to' the shaft E ad lacen-ttothe side of the eerie turned down relation with thelockirig' member adj? k door :to -it'sno rn ial position, it'may be done 'after' throwing the releasing lever H, thus allowin the outer edge of the door to swing freely n hile the inneredge is held in a nivo to the channel irons ii The downward thro'e.' o; the dumping door isliniited by the chain and, when it is desired to'return the by the operator first t'hrc wing the shaft Q, back into such'aiposition that't-he pinion thereon "will engage? the;- inion' Q" after" which, by rotatingthe h'a'ncle Q .ehai'n mayberesound upon the she-ft closed position, When'it is desired to dump the-mirto the center 'thef same operation iswith the exception that t 2 door is released at its inner end while its-o uqar end repeat-ed .held'inpiyotal rel'ati n1 From the foregoinggitr will be noted that,-

by the PIO-VlSlOll of a dumping apparat US for adapted to fit in slots S in-the brackets to contact withsaie and shaft, with said pinion, as set forth.

-1ne1nbers fixed to said. sgrooves therein, doors cases shown and described; a simplle and efiicient rie'ans is afforded whereby t e con-' tents of the car, may be dumped with'equal facility whether at the center or at one side and the doors quickly 3 to their normal positions.

and readily returned ,What I claim to be new is 1. A dumv ing car, shafts journaled therein, means or rockin said shafts, hinged members fixed to said shafts and having grooves therein, doors having beaded edges adapted to be en aged by one or the other of said hinged mem ers accordingly as it may be desireditc allow one edge'of-the door or the other to swing While the other is hinged",

, p p l as set forth. Y clearly ijn'Figs. 2 and 3 of thedrawings,

2, A dumping car, shafts jour'naled"tl'iere' in, means for rocking -saidshafts, hinged members fixed to said shafts and having I grooves thereimdoors' having beaded'edges adapted to be engaged by one' or theother of, said hinged members accordinglyas it may be desired to allow one edge of the: door oij' the other to swing While the other is vhin ed,

and neans for'ret-urning the doors -to=t eir normal positions, as set forth.- '3. A dumping car, shafts journaled'therein, means for "rocking said shafts, hingedmembeis' fixed to saidshafts and haying groo'res therein, doors haying beaded edges ada )tcd to be engaged by one orthe other of sai hinged members accordingly as, it may be desired to allow one edge .of the door or the other to swingwhile the other is hinged, swinging arms, projections thereon adapted raising said arms whereby the doors .i'iiay. be

returned to their normalpositions, asi set forth; I

4. A dumping car, shafts jonrnaledthere in, means; for; rockingsaid shafts, hinged members fixed to said; shafts and having grooves therein, doors h-aving beaded edges I adaptedto be-engagedby one or the other of said hinged 'i'nembers 'accordingly as ,it may be desired to allow one :edge Oft-hB door or the othert'o swing while the other, is hinged,

swinging a1'ins,pr0{ecti0ns thereon adapted doors, means for raising "-saidarms whereby the. doors nmylbe returned to their normal positions, a pinion and shaft carrying the same, ;an operating shaft having a Worm thereonin enga ement ivith said pinion, said worm carrying shaftso arranged asto hewthronn into or out of gear 5. A- dumping car, shafts Onrnaled therein, means 'for rocking said shafts, hinged shafts ,and having dvingfbeaded edges y one orthe other of adapted to be engaged -said hinged members accordingly as it may be desired to. allowone edgeof the doonor the. other to swing while the other 18 h nged v swinging arms, projections thereon adapter to contact with said doors, means for raising" said arms whereby the v doors may be rea pinion" worm carrying shaft in mesh or out of mesh the p nion, s set forth.

61A dumping car, shafts journa-led there in, means for rocking said shafts, hinged member's fixed to sa d shafts and having grooves therein, doors having beaded. edges ada ted to be engaged by one or the other of sai hinged members accordingly as it may be desired to allow. one edge of the door'or the. other -,to swingiwhile the other is hinged,

swinging arms, pro'ections thereon adapted to contact with sai doors, means for raising said arms; whereby the doors may be returned to their normal positions, a pinion and shaft'carrying the same, an operating shaft having a worm thereon in enga ement with said pinion, said worm carrying s iaft so arranged as to be thrown into or out of gear with said inion, a pivotal plate having recesses in t e edge thereof adapted to engage the worm carrying shaft to hold the worm thereon into or out of mesh with said pinion, as set forth.

7. Adumping car, shafts journaled there in, means for rocking said shafts, hinged members fixed to said shafts and having grooves .therein, doors having beaded edges ada ted to be engaged by one or the other of sait hinged members accordingly as it may be desired to allow one edge of the door or the-other to swing while the other is hinged,

swinging arms, projections thereon adapted ito'contact with saiddoors, means for raising I fsaid arms whereby the doors may be reand shaft carrying thesame, anjoperating shaft having a worm 'thereonin enga ement with said pinion, said worm carrying s aft-so arranged'as to'be thrown into or out of gear with said pinion, means] for holdin said worm carrying shaft in mesh or out o mesh with the pinion, and means for guiding the door as it is swung upon its pivotal edge, as set forth.

8. 'A-dumpingcar, shaftsjournaled there-' v said shafts, hinged in, gmeans for rockin members fixed to said shafts and havm grooves therein, doors having beaded edges ada ted to be engaged by one or the other of .said hinged members accordingly as it may be desired to allow one edge of the door or the other to swing while the other is hinged, swinging arms, pro'ections thereon adapted to cont-act with sai doors, means for raising said arms whereby the doors may be returned to their normal positions, a pinion and shaft carrying the same, an operating shaft having a'worm thereon in enga ement with said pinion, said worm carrying s aft so arranged as to be thrown into or out of gear with said pinion, means for holdin said worm carrying shaft in mesh or out o mesh with the pinion, said beaded edge of the door having an integral collar adapted to engage a .groovein the frame of the car to guide the door, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afl'ix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SANFORD AUGUST LARSSON.

\Vitnesses:

MARG RET JACUS MANxrxe, ELSIE TEMPLETON AEWPHER.

turned to their normal positions, a pinion 

